[Peacocky]

Originally Posted by Neno [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Velious is an odd expansion. It sits right on the line of classic/non-classic. The biggest indicator of classic is poor class balance, shitty itemization and iconic zones. Classes started to improve, items got better and zones started moving to being worse with Velious. Iceclad, East Wastes, Great Divide, Skyshrine, Wakening Lands, and Cobalt Scar are probably the worst zones in "classic" and make up almost the majority of the Velious landmass. West Wastes is also pretty bad once you get over the "Wow! Dragons!" factor. Original EQ and RoK also had zones that were big and/or slightly useless but for the most part included something that gave them a bit of flavor. The worst zone pre-Velious was probably Emerald Jungle. One of the worst offensives in SoV and why for me I don't consider it part of class is that the bears walked on two legs.

Once you get to SoL the most unclassic thing is not the models but the fact that the game had moved into its final stages of refinement. Almost every class in SoL was good, the itemization made a lot more sense and the zones became all largely unforgettable shit.

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